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HK’s first territory-wide long COVID study to inform follow-up care
HK’s first territory-wide long COVID study to inform follow-up care
01 Aug 2022 byChristina Lau

Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have rolled out the city’s first territory-wide study of long COVID to inform multidisciplinary follow-up care for thousands of COVID-19 survivors. Participants are also invited to a second-phase 3-year prospective study of the impact of gut dysbiosis on long COVID symptoms and the potential role of gut microbiome modulation in treatment of long COVID.

HK’s first territory-wide long COVID study to inform follow-up care
01 Aug 2022
Paternal IBD medication use before conception carries no excess risk of childhood infections
Paternal IBD medication use before conception carries no excess risk of childhood infections
28 Jul 2022
Growth hormone reduces liver fat, fibro-inflammation in obese/overweight adults with NAFLD
Growth hormone reduces liver fat, fibro-inflammation in obese/overweight adults with NAFLD
27 Jul 2022 byAudrey Abella

In adults with overweight/obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), daily administration of growth hormone (GH) reduced hepatic steatosis and improved markers of hepatic inflammation and fibrosis, a study has shown.

Growth hormone reduces liver fat, fibro-inflammation in obese/overweight adults with NAFLD
27 Jul 2022
Biologic, thiopurine, methotrexate for IBD not detrimental to fertility
Biologic, thiopurine, methotrexate for IBD not detrimental to fertility
26 Jul 2022

For male patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), treatment with biologic, thiopurine, or methotrexate does not appear to promote impairments in fertility or adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a study.

Biologic, thiopurine, methotrexate for IBD not detrimental to fertility
26 Jul 2022
Sugar-sweetened drinks tied to increased liver cancer risk?
Sugar-sweetened drinks tied to increased liver cancer risk?
24 Jul 2022